diff --git a/Samples/3_CUDA_Features/cdpAdvancedQuicksort/CMakeLists.txt b/Samples/3_CUDA_Features/cdpAdvancedQuicksort/CMakeLists.txt
index f68f6651..e52a4a26 100644
--- a/Samples/3_CUDA_Features/cdpAdvancedQuicksort/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Samples/3_CUDA_Features/cdpAdvancedQuicksort/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS} -Wno-deprecated-gpu-targets")
 
 if(ENABLE_CUDA_DEBUG)
     set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS} -G")        # enable cuda-gdb (may significantly affect performance on some targets)
+    set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS} -maxrregcount=64") # Limit register usage to 64 for the 'big_bitonicsort kernel
 else()
     set(CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CUDA_FLAGS} -lineinfo") # add line information to all builds for debug tools (exclusive to -G option)
 endif()